Master of Social Developmentand Administration Course(MSDA)
Graduate School of Social Design Studies
Rikkyo Uiversity
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User Guide (Create and Manage My Page)• MSDA applicants enter their profile and create
Step1 My Page
• MSDA applicants pay the application fee by credit
Step2 card and complete the creation of the My Page
• On your My Page, upload all the necessary
Step3 documents for the MSDA application
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NOTICE: Before you start the application procedure※The Application Online System times out automatically when 180 minutes have passed
after the first input, and once entering the information you cannot save them temporarily.
Since the online processing may take time for uploading your ID photo and application
documents, and paying the application fee, you should prepare thoroughly in advance.

31. Your email address will be used not only as a log-in ID to access My Page of the Online Application System, but also toreceive the important information regarding the admission process such as details and notification of admission exam.
You should prepare the email address which is duly available until the admission ends and daily browsable. You cannotchange the email address once registered into the system.
Be sure to set the domain reception of the email from @rikkyo.ac.jp.
2. Your ID photo is required which should be taken under the certain conditions as follows.
*Your head and shoulders should face straight on* Plain background*NO hats*Focus on the face
*Sized 4″x 3″ (or height: 4cm, width 3cm)
*Color or black and white, taken within the last 3 months<These photos are NOT acceptable>*Image is blurry*Cropped or digitally edited from a snapshot*Hard to distinguish the face
The photo is capable of being uploaded under the following condition.
*File format: JPEG(JPG) or PNG* File size: within 5MB*Height: more than 160px Width: more than 120px

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3. Payment of the application fee can only be made using credit card. Visa, Master Card, JCB, American Express andDiners Card are accepted.
4. Be sure to prepare the requirements along the Admission and Examination Guide in order to upload them in thedesignated format.
5. System requirements for the online application(1) Recommended browser:
Internet Explorer 11.x (Compatibility view is not recommended)
Microsoft Edge (Compatibility view is not recommended)
Google Chrome (Latest version)
Safari (Latest version)(2) Operation with multiple tubs is not available.
(3) Browsing on the computer is highly recommended.

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to click here.

Select “Graduate School of Social DesignStudies”.

Select each items as follows.
Major: Social Design Stuides
Course name: MSDA
Master/Doctor: Master, September Enrollment
Admission Category: General6Check the box and move to the next.

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You should prepare the email address which is duly available until the admission ends anddaily browsable.
You cannot change the email address once registered into the system.
Be sure to set the domain reception of the email from @rikkyo.ac.jp.

Click the "Mail Submit Test" button and make sure you have received the email fromRikkyo Online Application System.
Without this process, you cannot move on to the next step.

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(1) Click the "Select Photo" button(2) Select your ID photo data
(3) Adjust your face is fit in the center(4) Click the "Save" button

11Enrollment at Rikkyo University:"No" , "Currently enrolled","Graduated from/completed program(s) at Rikkyo","Withdrew/dismissed from Rikkyo"*If you are /were a credited auditor or special
international student, select "No".
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Select "Enrolled"

University②:
For the applicants who haveearned double degrees

Select "Graduated" or"Expected to Graduate"13

Select “Graduate School of Social
Design Studies“.

Fill in your educational background.

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Fill in your work experience.

Fill in only if you work in Japan.

15Fill in your Research and Academic
achievements if you have any.

You are required to submit the Research Proposal by uploading at “MyPage”, so you can ignore to fill in here.
Just enter a mark, hyphen (-).

Just enter a mark, hyphen (-).
Since your supervisor will be assigned after
your enrollment, you are not required to fill inthis items.
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Confirm the Admission Guide for
acceptable credit cards.

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Click the "Back" button and continue theapplication procedure.
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At this point, required information was only registered in the system and your application has not been completed yet.
Make sure to access “My Page” and upload all required documents during the application period.
You may also find how to access “My Page” from the announcement which will be sent to you from Rikkyo University via
email after your application was registered.
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Examination Admission Ticket, which includes yourExaminee Number, is issued after the application
period is closed.
Once issued, you can download it directly from thispage.
Print out and keep it carefully because it should berequired for every process until the enrollment
procedure.

No need to print out nor submit these
items for MSDA applicants.
Just keep them for your own ifnecessary.
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Followings are the documents you shouldupload here.
*The formats of Application form, Research
Proposal and Statement of Purpose aredownloadable at “Application forms” of thefollowing MSDA website.
https://msda.rikkyo.ac.jp/admissions_n_visa.html
・Research Proposal
・Certificate of grades and credits
・Certificate of Graduation(expectedgraduation) for Bachelor Degree
・Certificate of English Qualification (Forthose whose score is not reported toRikkyo directly)
・Statement of Purpose
・Application form for MSDA

※If applicable, Certificate of Qualification
should be uploaded as “Other Achievement”.

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Read carefully to make sure
how to upload files.

Click “Choose File” and select the file to be uploaded here, and then click “Upload”.

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※Make sure to upload all required documents during the application period.
※Be careful not to upload the wrong file, since you cannot replace it once upload is confirmed.
Click “Confirm” and make sure that the status turns to “Upload Complete”.
Without this process, the file is not uploaded and your application may fail to complete.

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※Make sure to upload all required documents during the application period.
※Be careful not to upload the wrong file, since you cannot replace it once upload is confirmed.
Click “Confirm” and make sure that the status turns to “Upload Complete”.
Without this process, the file is not uploaded and your application may fail to complete.

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